Fantasy hockey line top 25 rankings for 2018-19

NHL.com ranks the top fantasy hockey forward lines and tracks notable changes and production trends every week throughout the 2018-19 season. For more fantasy coverage, go toNHL.com/ Fantasy.MORE FANTASY COVERAGE

: Top 200 rankings|Tracker|Top 10 waiver wire LINE CHANGES– Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar made the most significant line news of the week when he separated the leading unit ofleft wing Gabriel Landeskog,

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MacKinnon and left wing Mikko Rantanen on Friday by moving Landeskog to the second line. Left wing Matt Nieto( LW, 1 percent owned )skated with MacKinnon and Rantanen to begin the video game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, howeverwas eventually changed by Landeskog later. Tyson Jost( C/LW, 2 percent owned) likewise saw restricted time on the first line. Anyplayer withdirect exposure to the elite duo of MacKinnon and Rantanen carries dream upside, so keep a close eye on this scenario as the Avalanche look for more scoring depth.— The San Jose Sharks moved center Tomas Hertl to a line with wings Evander Kane and Joonas Donskoi versus the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, and the trio combined for five points( two goals, 3 assists). Hertl has 13 points( 7 objectives, six assists) in the previous 10 games, assistingSan Jose go 7-1-2 because span. Donskoi( LW/RW, 3 percent owned), who has three points( one objective, 2assists) in his past two video games, has actually shown flashes of dream production before( had 12 points in 24 video games during the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs )and gains value in all formats with exposure to Kane and Hertl. The Sharks have changed lines regularly all season, most recently putting Joe Pavelski on a different line from Kane, Hertl and Donskoi and likewise away from Logan Couture and Timo Meier. However any connection might raise the Kane-Hertl-Donskoi line into the rankings as early as next week.PRODUCTION TRENDS– The New York City Islanders’ top line of center Mathew Barzal, left wing Anthony Beauvillier and extreme right Josh Bailey rejoins the ranks after big video games versus the Ottawa Senators on Friday and Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. The triohas actually combinedfor 10 points( six goals, four helps) in the previous 2 games, including 5 objectives and one assist from Barzal. Beauvillier( C/LW, 6 percent owned) has four objectives in his past nine games and is onrate to complete the season with 25 objectives. As long as this line remains together, each member is fantasy-relevant for the rest of the season in all formats.